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Action Steps - The Key To Hitting Your Goals - 10/30/07 07:54 PM

I posted this on my other blog today...I hope you enjoy it:
I think we are all getting smarter. I also think we are getting less done. We are becoming semi-experts on nearly everything that interests us with the point-and-click database of knowledge that is the internet.
So, when I discuss … (8 comments)

Getting Out Of The Rain... - 10/24/07 11:19 AM

First off, I must say wow. In the few months I have been a member of ActiveRain I have found it to be a great community of professionals as well as a vital source of information.
Lately I have been venturing outside of the community into small business blogs, organization blogs, time … (4 comments)

24-Hour Active Rain Challenge To Get More Business - 10/17/07 06:54 PM

I challenge all of you to do the following within the next 24 hours (I'm doing it, you can too) and let me know your results.
1. Send a handwritten note to someone
2. Add 3 names to your database
3. Change your voice mail message
4. Hand out one business card to a … (8 comments)

Have yout tried meetup.com ? - 10/16/07 10:18 PM

There is a fun new networking site in case you haven't hear about it, it's called meetup.com. It's not a dating site.
If you have a business interest (say, entrepreneurship or real estate), or even a personal interest (like dogs, kites, poker) you an create (or join) a meetup.com
For most big … (1 comments)

5 Days To Getting More Traffic To Your Site or Blog - 10/16/07 02:55 PM

http://johnleach.typepad.com/first_day_ceo/
Updated my FirstDay CEO blog today with some free resources provided by Seth Godin on his Squidoo lens that are key to getting more traffic to your sites.
I think he should have added ActiveRaiin to the list:-)
Here's the excerpt:
5 Days To More Traffic Seth Godin has a great Squidoo lens outlining … (2 comments)

If I Was A Real Estate Agent... - 10/15/07 07:17 PM

On my other blog, I posted today about setting your self apart from your competition in a cluttered marketplace...here's an excerpt.
Here's an example. If I were a Real Estate Agent (hmmmhhhhh...can you think of a more cluttered marketplace?) what things could I do to stand out from my competitors?
How about … (5 comments)

Seth Godin - You Should Close Your Mortgage Business. - 10/12/07 04:07 PM

First off...like many of you I love Seth Godin's books (Purple Cow, Free Prize Inside, The Dip, All Marketeers Are Liars) and insight. He sees what we all see, he is just able to tell us what we see better than we can see it.
I have spent a couple hours each … (2 comments)

A Breath of Fresh Air...Mint.com - 10/11/07 07:21 PM

Mint.com is a new online financial money management suite similar to Microsoft Money or Quicken, but free.
I signed up for an account just to see how it worked, and I must admit it was pretty slick. Within a few minutes I had created my account and had imported my financial information … (0 comments)

Are you "Cool"? - 10/10/07 07:55 PM

Don't you wish you were the iPod of the Real Estate industry?
I just started reading the book "Chasing Cool" by Noah Kerner and Gene Pressman, and it's really got me thinking about my industry, my company, and my brand.
What I am getting out of this book is that there is just … (8 comments)

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